Don't leave your pets or children in the car

Recently,  I saw yet another news report about someone who left their dog in a hot car.  Fortunately, for this dog, someone noticed it was in distress and illegally broke out the car's window to rescue the dog.  The bystander had called for police assistance first, but after waiting over 45 minutes for a response, took matters into her own hands and rescued the dog. 

In another case, a child, who had been left sleeping in a car awoke to find that the people in the front seat were not who she was expecting.  The car had been stolen by thieves who didn't notice the sleeping child in the back seat.  Luckily, this too turned out okay and the child was returned safely to her family.

I don't understand why people continually, leave pets and/or children in the car, after all the media coverage about what happens to unattended dogs and children in cars.  Just don't leave them there.  No matter what time of year it is.